Thandla

Thandla is a town in Thandla Tehsil in Jhabua District of Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to Indore Division. It is located 30 km north of the District headquarters of Jhabua. It is a Tehsil headquarter. Thandla was named after Bhil Sardar Thana.^[1][2]

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Municipal Town
Nickname:  Thandla
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Coordinates: 23.0°N 74.57°E / 23.0; 74.57
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Jhabua
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Thandla Municipality
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	25,000
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	457777
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Geography

Thandla is located at 23.0°N 74.57°E / 23.0; 74.57.^[3] It has an average elevation of 271 metres (889 feet). Jhabua, Dahod, Ratlam, Banswara are nearby cities.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,^[4] Thandla had a population of 12,685. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Thandla had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 80%, and female literacy 66%. 14% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Educational organizations

There are number of educational institutions in Thandla, such as Government College, Thandla, and a Government Boys and Government Girls schools.

Transport

Thandla Road railway station is situated 80 km (50 mi) from Ratlam Junction on Ratlam-Godhra section of Western Railways.Not many trains stop at stations except for few long distance and local trains. Station is 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the town, however transportation is generally available for commuters.

• The nearest airport is indore.